Johor police chief M Kumar said the four are being investigated under Section 384 of the Penal Code.

He said an internal investigation is also underway and gave an assurance that decisive action would be taken if the four are found guilty.

“Evidence is being gathered and, once the investigation is complete, we will forward it to the public prosecutor’s office,” he told a press conference at the Johor police headquarters today.

“They are currently on police bail and assigned to an inactive unit. We guarantee a thorough and decisive investigation.”

Kumar said preliminary findings revealed that none of the four policemen had any previous disciplinary issues.

Recently, a police report went viral on social media. It was lodged by the victims who alleged that they were approached by two men pretending to be police officers, who reportedly took them to the Seri Alam police headquarters.

Upon arrival, they claimed that they were taken into a room and introduced to two additional policemen. These officers claimed that the victims were involved in a scam syndicate and human trafficking.

The policemen then asked for RM150,000 to help the victims resolve the case, but the victims were only able to give them RM45,000.

The victims lodged a police report the next day (Aug 28) at the Johor Bahru Selatan police headquarters.